tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post4504978178114038067..comments2018-02-21T23:04:14.001-05:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Game 242: Roadwar 2000 (1986)CRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-11681878703456785262017-11-20T14:33:21.508-05:002017-11-20T14:33:21.508-05:00Yes, but they are inactive inside the cyst. Develo...Yes, but they are inactive inside the cyst. Developing in a cocoon is mainly an insect thing.<br />foltihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05731904831127588543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12751189730614442172017-03-01T03:13:52.739-05:002017-03-01T03:13:52.739-05:00For what it&#39;s worth, I ran into that game when...For what it&#39;s worth, I ran into that game when looking for games like FTL, which is *excellent*. I haven&#39;t played Convoy yet, but if it&#39;s half as good as FTL, it&#39;s worth trying out.<br /><br />Roguelike gets thrown around enough (because there&#39;s enough interesting components to roguelike games) that it&#39;s semi-useless as a descriptor. if Convoy is anything like FTL, I would say it&#39;s much more aptly described as a strategy-RPG. It&#39;s probably best to think of it as a descendant of Steve Jackson&#39;s Fighting Fantasy style gamebooks.Kevan Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14874291376019276497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-20315671082412303972017-02-26T22:30:22.850-05:002017-02-26T22:30:22.850-05:00Thanks! If only it was turn-based with some good p...Thanks! If only it was turn-based with some good plotlines instead of being a roguelike. It&#39;d be even better to be able to capture and improve bases.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-63672954736639601382017-02-26T09:45:24.854-05:002017-02-26T09:45:24.854-05:00There is one, kind of: Convoy http://store.steampo...There is one, kind of: Convoy http://store.steampowered.com/app/318230/Kimmo H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05651488444731208472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-91837542669531630472017-02-25T21:57:54.533-05:002017-02-25T21:57:54.533-05:00Yeah. I don&#39;t really know why we don&#39;t hav...Yeah. I don&#39;t really know why we don&#39;t have one. <br /><br />Fallout: Tactics had a handful of maps in which you had a vehicle as well as your squad, but they weren&#39;t customisable or anything. Wasteland 3 will similarly have a combat-ready vehicle you can drive around. But that&#39;s not quite what I&#39;m looking for.<br /><br />I could envisage something like the new Battletech from Harebrained Schemes, but built around an explorable rpg world rather than a sequence of battle maps.Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86746526447281937812017-02-25T20:03:57.192-05:002017-02-25T20:03:57.192-05:00The world needs an actual post-apocalyptic vehicul...The world needs an actual post-apocalyptic vehicular squad/army-based strategy CRPG.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-59172229941573476592017-02-21T23:49:48.494-05:002017-02-21T23:49:48.494-05:00Moby is on it!
&quot;I went through all our Jeff/...Moby is on it!<br /><br />&quot;I went through all our Jeff/Jeffrey/Jeffery Johnson/Johnston credits and cleaned them up. The SSI developer obviously isn&#39;t the Midway dev as the latter mentions on his LI profile that he began his career at Midway. Of the remaining credits for the former, the only questionable ones would be the 1995 Stars! credit and the 1987 credit for the Microprose title &#39;F-19 Stealth Fighter&#39;.&quot;Rowan Lipkovitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691096685515251681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-43152715608752095912017-02-21T19:32:57.398-05:002017-02-21T19:32:57.398-05:00I do believe some bacteria utilize cysts to surviv...I do believe some bacteria utilize cysts to survive harsh environments, which is kind of like a cocoon.Posidoniusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-51208931827542269112017-02-21T17:30:25.661-05:002017-02-21T17:30:25.661-05:00I guess it&#39;s possible that he left the industr...I guess it&#39;s possible that he left the industry to get a degree, then came back afterwards.Kevan Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14874291376019276497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69980036688590418162017-02-21T09:39:07.755-05:002017-02-21T09:39:07.755-05:00My recommended convoy: 2 tractor trailers, 2 buse...My recommended convoy: 2 tractor trailers, 2 buses, 2 construction vehicles. Then take them to Pittsburgh, Detroit, and Indianapolis for free upgrades. The construction vehicles only hold four crew, but lots of cargo space, so keep them away from combat, especially before you upgrade their armor.erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088258287586749431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90472045571016942052017-02-21T02:31:26.324-05:002017-02-21T02:31:26.324-05:00A guy did a playthough of Gates of Delirium a few ...A guy did a playthough of Gates of Delirium a few years ago, it&#39;s up at Armchair Arcade.<br /><br />I&#39;m looking forward to Paladin&#39;s Legacy and The Seventh Link&#39;s coverage. So far as I can see, no one has done an in depth playthough of them.Adamantyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962009901412877763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69667885814965002802017-02-20T21:48:13.120-05:002017-02-20T21:48:13.120-05:00This sound like exactly the type of game I would h...This sound like exactly the type of game I would have enjoyed when I was younger. I loved post-apoc fiction, inspired a lot by Daybreak 2250 AD by Andre Norton. I liked the idea of exploring ruined places and finding ruined things. Also, one thing this game has that most don&#39;t: Community building. IN this game it isn&#39;t one supreme combatant that is saving the day, it is an organization of people with aligned interests. Which at least a little sets it apart from the loner survivalist fantasies that have come to dominant post-apoc fiction. Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-82938301992829275822017-02-20T17:24:02.631-05:002017-02-20T17:24:02.631-05:00RW Europa added a time limit, which I think does m...RW Europa added a time limit, which I think does make it a bit harder. They also added a boss battle.<br /><br />But, it is pretty much the same game at its core.Iffy Bonzooliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07519858732154180575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90418873078103814242017-02-20T15:16:32.480-05:002017-02-20T15:16:32.480-05:00I enjoyed this game as in my early teens.
I use ...I enjoyed this game as in my early teens. <br /><br />I use tactical combat a fair amount. I used a small squad of trailer trucks/buses to limit the tedium of managing too many vehicles. <br /><br />Ramming is a good tactic with a trailer truck. At 50+ mph you could ram smaller vehicles and it would be counted as an &quot;overrun&quot;. Your vehicle would take no damage while the smaller enemy vehicle would disintegrate.<br /><br />Boarding is also a good tactic. You clear the top of a vehicle and have a few men board the top. They would wipe out the interior enemy and control the vehicle. Not sure if it was a big or not as it didn&#39;t make any sense how one member at the top could wipe out 50 men in the interior of a trailer truck. Westnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22399655891750061532017-02-20T14:20:08.969-05:002017-02-20T14:20:08.969-05:00Glad you liked this one. I enjoyed it a lot on th...Glad you liked this one. I enjoyed it a lot on the C-64 when I was a kid; I was (and still am) a huge fan of the board game Car Wars, and this game felt like the huge CW campaign my group always wanted to play. i never finished it...now I want to go get this one, too, and give it another go.KenHRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613789646908929989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-54545563149310452742017-02-20T13:35:13.948-05:002017-02-20T13:35:13.948-05:00Yeah, I&#39;m not going to be around during the we...Yeah, I&#39;m not going to be around during the week, so I pre-scheduled a couple of posts, including the one on WoT. I used the spreadsheet to add up the score and figured no one would notice. CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-24237220621779564122017-02-20T13:24:57.316-05:002017-02-20T13:24:57.316-05:00I was about to post the same thing, Stars! cost me...I was about to post the same thing, Stars! cost me a lot of hours (forget about Fate...), excellent 4X game which is still getting played on the automated Autohost multiplayer platform. Both developers were called Jeff so they were collectively referred to as &quot;The Jeffs&quot;. Andreas Matternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09354645637567670994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-24878985915923521852017-02-20T13:21:48.665-05:002017-02-20T13:21:48.665-05:00I&#39;ve found spoiler in your blog. Before you re...I&#39;ve found spoiler in your blog. Before you relase post about &quot;Wizard of Tallyron&quot; I&#39;ve saw the GIMLET score for it, when checking &quot;Roadwar 2000&quot; spredsheet summary note (what I am always looking for after reading).<br /><br />Not big deal, game is rather low.<br /><br />Even if you don&#39;t care it&#39;s still ok with me ;)<br /><br /><br />Another good job, Thank you for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-38868176527081237902017-02-20T11:17:32.323-05:002017-02-20T11:17:32.323-05:00I&#39;m not 100% sure about that, though.I&#39;m not 100% sure about that, though.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45274369910324251012017-02-20T10:58:06.403-05:002017-02-20T10:58:06.403-05:00It&#39;s funny that as a war-gamer, I found &quot;...It&#39;s funny that as a war-gamer, I found &quot;Shiloh: Grant&#39;s Trial in the West&quot; as the only SSI war-game that I played in the 80s. It was the Goldbox games that were always available in stores back then. This entry reminds me of &quot;Auto-Duel&quot;, but bigger. JJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-90573894575735469182017-02-20T10:53:08.120-05:002017-02-20T10:53:08.120-05:00So glad you played this. I prodded you a bit a ye...So glad you played this. I prodded you a bit a year ago to add it to the list (counting the Cars a &quot;statistics&quot;). I ended up playing it then, and had very similar views.<br /><br />I played this one a LOT as a kid on the C64, and never quite finished it. It was very satisfying to finish it last year.<br /><br />On a side note, I think I may have learned more about north american geography from this game, Railroads and Pirates! than I did in elementary school.<br /><br />Good times!<br /><br />-ChrisTrukknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-57086217209004372072017-02-20T10:24:16.631-05:002017-02-20T10:24:16.631-05:00Finishing that one feels like scratching off a lon...<i>Finishing that one feels like scratching off a longstanding item on my &quot;to do&quot; list.</i><br /><br />I love that feeling. Last time I had it was when I finally beat <i>Karateka</i> -- and I think the first time I had it with a game was actually when I finally beat <i>Dungeons of Daggorath</i> around 1993, after having owned it for about a decade and then set it aside during my NES/SNES years.<br /><br />(And speaking of games for the TRS-80/Tandy CoCo, I&#39;m looking forward to <i>Gates of Delirium</i> in 1988 -- not that I think it&#39;ll be any good, but it&#39;s nice to see more coverage for the CoCo and its small RPG library.)PK Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416777230563913195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-62745741860472577562017-02-20T09:24:55.277-05:002017-02-20T09:24:55.277-05:00I played a heck of a lot of Dark Tower. I suspect ...I played a heck of a lot of Dark Tower. I suspect what was left of the original game I had as a kid drowned during Katrina with a lot of other stuff I&#39;d left in my parents&#39; house. But I&#39;ve got a 15 year old son now, so thanks for the memory, and for noting that there are PC versions of the game. I may have to drag him away from Overwatch to check it out. <br /><br />Also, it&#39;s been so long that I can&#39;t be sure if I have actual memories of playing Roadwar 2000. I know I played at least two &quot;Road Warrior&quot; type games, but one, at least, was more action oriented. Regardless, I enjoy reading about games I never even heard of as much as reliving those I did through your posts, Chet. Thanks! Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844164136812066252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-47153510826465149262017-02-20T06:48:43.294-05:002017-02-20T06:48:43.294-05:00Yay, Magic Candle 2 is coming soon. Make sure to i...Yay, Magic Candle 2 is coming soon. Make sure to install the 2.0 patch. It improves the keyboard controls, adds mouse support, and maybe also fixes some bugs. (The intro screen shows the current version number.) Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4643935249476397712017-02-20T04:51:30.496-05:002017-02-20T04:51:30.496-05:00I know it&#39;s not important and it isn&#39;t goi...I know it&#39;s not important and it isn&#39;t going to be played on this blog, but Stars! is a rather excellent strategy game in the 4X vein. Games like Endless Space and Sid Meier&#39;s Alpha Centauri owe a lot to it. There are still older 4X games like Master of Orion and Reach for the Stars, but Stars! adds a lot of well-designed complexity to the ship-building process. It was quite popular for some time as it supported Play By Email. I believe people still play it today.Lag.Comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129891469436948605noreply@blogger.com